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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Killers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "In Another Country," what illness did the major’s wife die of?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Measles.
(c) Fever.
(d) Tuberculosis.

2. In "Hills Like White Elephants," how many bags are the girl and the American man traveling with?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

3. Who greets the door when Nick arrives to talk with Ole Andreson in "The Killers"?
(a) Mrs. Smith.
(b) Mr. Bell.
(c) Mrs. Bell.
(d) Mr. Butler.

4. What were the officers/soldiers bonded by in the story "In Another Country"?
(a) Blond hair.
(b) War.
(c) Shame.
(d) Their injuries.

5. In "The Killers," who get’s tied up together by the killers?
(a) Only Nick.
(b) Nick and George.
(c) George and Ole.
(d) Nick and Sam.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character does Manuel call his only true friend in "The Undefeated"?

2. In "Hills Like White Elephants," the hills are across the valley of what location?

3. For which publication does the critic watching the bullfight in "The Undfeated" write?

4. In "The Undefeated," what does Manuel use to kill the bull?

5. In "Hills Like White Elephants," what does the girl think that everything tastes like?

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